East Midlands Coaching Network

Discover what East Midlands Councils Coaching Network can do for you…

There are currently 11 authorities and 48 coaches in the East Midlands Coaching network, which include

Ashfield District Council

Charnwood Borough Council

Harborough District Council

Kettering Borough Council

Leicester City Council

Mansfield District Council

North West Leicestershire District Council

Nottingham City Council

Nottinghamshire County Council

Nottingham City Homes

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue

Working collaboratively to Enhance Performance and Organisational Effectiveness

With coaching being an increasingly strong feature of organisational strategies and change programmes, our aim at East Midlands Councils is to enable and support the development of a collaborative coaching culture that helps individuals realise their potential and organisations achieve outstanding results.

The East Midlands Coaching Network will help organisations build internal coaching capacity and enable people to access trained and experienced coaches from other local authorities and partner organisations to support performance, improvement and personal development at very low cost.

What does the East Midlands Coaching Network provide?

Sharing of coaching resources across the region through a shared service, shared cost approach

Access to high quality coaching and coaches with a range of expertise and experience

What are the benefits to participating Organisations?

A means to view and manage coaching activity to help develop a sustainable and consistent coaching culture within your organisation

Develop relationships across the region to aid future collaboration

What are the benefits to the Coach?

Provide a range of coaching opportunities to help build experience and skills

Access to a variety of high quality resources to aid the development of the coaching relationship

Networking opportunities with colleagues and peer group support and ideas

Access to performance improving events such as skills workshops and coaching supervision and an annual conference to support their CPD

What are the benefits to the Coachees?

A choice of qualified coaches from a range of participating organisations with different skills and expertise

Ability to access resources which help identify your coaching needs

Evaluation of coaching outcomes and relationships on a confidential basis

How the Network will work

Coaching commitment

Participating organisations contribute at least two/four* qualified** coaches per year to the Coaching Network

Each nominated coach commits 12 coaching hours per year to the Coaching Network

*Number of coaches committed to the Network depends on organisation size.

**Coaches have to be qualified to ILM Level 5 (or equivalent) or above and have maintained their CPD.

Access to Coaching

Participating organisations can access 24/48*** hours of coaching

Additional coaching sessions may be allocated or can be purchased at low cost

***Access to number of coaching hours depends on organisation size.

Management of coaching activity

Participating organisations will identify a Coaching Champion who will champion the Network and Coaching and will receive updates on coaching activity on behalf of the organisation

Coaches and their coachees will be linked via an electronic matching tool

Coaching will be evaluated to ensure the maintenance of ethical and professional standards and an assessment of benefits and effectiveness are both met

Continuing Professional Development for Coaches

Coaches will have access to coaching skills development sessions and network events through the Network to support their CPD. Coaches will need to commit to regularly attending a development session

Coaches will have access to a wide range of resources through the online coaching support tool/matching database

An annual coaching conference will provide coaches with an opportunity to access the latest coaching techniques and enhance and develop their skills as a coach. It will also provide the opportunity to network with other colleagues and get support and ideas from the peer group